Actuarial Science at Messiah University

If you plan to study actuarial science, take a look at what Messiah University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Messiah is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,370 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 actuarial science majors received their bachelor's degree from Messiah.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Actuarial Science section at the bottom of this page.

Messiah Actuarial Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science

Messiah Actuarial Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the actuarial science progam at Messiah compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The actuarial science major at Messiah is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Actuarial Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	46
	52
	57
	69
	78
	78
	87
	90
	98

Actuarial Science Student Demographics at Messiah

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the actuarial science majors at Messiah University.

Messiah Actuarial Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in actuarial science from Messiah. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men. The typical actuarial science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Messiah since its program graduates 59% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in actuarial science at Messiah are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Messiah University with a bachelor's in actuarial science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Messiah also has a doctoral program available in actuarial science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Actuarial Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in actuarial science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Messiah University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Insurance Underwriters	4,640	$77,300
Actuaries	1,610	$120,090

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Badagnani under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.